This year's reports — again filled with details of the justices' jet-setting — highlight their security needs amid a heighten threat environment.
The justices, and a few in particular, are notorious for leaving information critical for oversight off their disclosures. By filing this lawsuit, we hope to gain a more complete picture of when and where the justices have traveled abroad in the last few years and better understand the types of perks they receive when they leave the country.
Is a change to the financial disclosure regulations a distinction without difference, or is it an attempt to excuse Justice Thomas' past disclosure omissions?